Posts for the Topic UN SDGs

A Gender and Social Justice student's insight into on-campus opportunities

Thursday, July 18, 2024 by Lauren Ballard | 3 min read

Alison Baird smiling and holding a shovel.

Alison Baird (any), a third-year Gender and Social Justice student discusses how they made the most of their experience working in the University of Waterloo’s Sustainability Office and how she approaches applying to a co-op position.

Arts

Environment

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UN SDGs

Charged with purpose: reflections of an Electrical Engineering co-op student

Thursday, July 4, 2024 by Narayanan (Nana) Ramakrishnan | 4 min read

Narayanan (Nana) Ramakrishnan is a Master of a Engineering Co-op (MEng Co-op) student in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He started the program in fall 2022 and is specializing in Sustainable Energy. As part of his degree, he completed a four-month co-op as an electrical engineering intern at Shell Canada in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Q&A with Narayanan

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Overcoming challenges

Staying motivated

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Driving sustainable change in STEM

Thursday, March 28, 2024 by Jacqueline Cardoso | 7 min read

Sophia Gabriel (she/her) is a fourth-year Honours Science and Business student specializing in biotechnology. Sophia discusses how her interdisciplinary degree prepared her for the world of work, shares the importance of having a presence on LinkedIn and encourages women in STEM to step out of their comfort zones.

Science

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Sparking change from Waterloo to Austria

Thursday, February 29, 2024 by Jacqueline Cardoso | 7 min

University of Waterloo student, Jessica Bona, smiling at a lookout point in Europe.

Jessica Bona (she/her) is a fourth-year Environment, Resources and Sustainability (ERS) student pursuing a minor in Peace and Conflict studies. As a recurring residence don at United College and Captain of the University of Waterloo dance team she is a pillar of the school community. Jessica discusses what drew her towards ERS, the value of working for a non-profit and her experience conducting research in Austria.

Co-op for a better community

Thursday, December 7, 2023 by Cameron Stirrup | 5 min read

Vanessa Cerqueira standing under a tent, behind a table with cardboard boxes, holding a donations can.

Vanessa Cerqueira (she/her), is a fourth-year Honours Arts and Business student majoring in Legal Studies. She shares how through her five co-op terms, she’s built conversational skills, found a home away from home courtesy of the Co-op for Social Good program and how she’s been able to give back to the community she grew up in.

Arts

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Fighting cancer one co-op at a time

Thursday, July 27, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read

An image of Mahdi (on the left) and his colleague

Mahdi Farzad Naimi (he/him), a fourth- year Health Science student, shares his journey working in the field of cancer research. He discusses the importance of how co-op solidifies your passions and reinforces your academic knowledge.

Health

Research

UN SDGs

A humanitarian outlook on Health Science

Thursday, June 22, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 3 min read

Mariam Toluwalashe Omilabu is a fourth-year Health Studies student with a Pre-Clinal Specialization. She talks about her impactful co-op experiences and identifies some significant outcomes of her time in the healthcare industry so far.

Research

UN SDGs

Health

Discovering the world of earth and space science

Thursday, June 15, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 3 min read

Anthony Girmenia (he/him), a third-year Physics and Astronomy student, shares his experience working in research positions and describes the remarkable projects he has worked on over the last few years.

Science

Research

UN SDGs

Find your path to sustainability

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 4 min read

Breanna DeFreitas (she/her) is in her fourth year, studying Geography and Environmental Management, specializing in Climate Change and Environment. She is the recipient of the Co-op Student of the Year Award for the Faculty of Environment. Breanna delves into the details of her journey at Evolugen by Brookfield Renewable, who nominated her for this recognition.

Co-op Student of the Year

Environment

UN SDGs

Finding the intersection between race and health

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Bhavana Balasubramanian | 5 min read

Rachel Almaw’s (she/her) dedication to research has resulted in remarkable work, for which she is being recognized with the Co-op Student of the Year Award for the Faculty of Health. She is a fourth-year student in the Health Studies program, with a minor in Gerontology. Rachel shares the various elements of working in a research lab and walks us through her passion for bridging the gap between health and race.

Co-op Student of the Year

Health

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